This directory for downloading images of Google Maps.

Current method:

Bring up map in Google Maps.

Remove left bar.

FullScreen the window (F11).
This is 3200x1200 on Lime at work.

Possible to go larger with a virtual VNC window?

Use XV (run from another window) to grab the image.


PABikeMapBotNov2011
PABikeMapTopNov2011


Strip out extra with convert:

.  CMD.cropGmap PABikeMapBotNov2011.gif
.  CMD.cropGmap PABikeMapTopNov2011.gif


CMD.cropGmap
FullSize.gif
PABikeMapBotNov2011_crop.gif
PABikeMapBotNov2011.gif
PABikeMapTopNov2011_crop.gif
PABikeMapTopNov2011.gif
README
TestMap.gif
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original=$1

origBase=`basename $original .gif`

newname=${origBase}_crop.gif

cropGeo=3100x1084+0+112

convert -crop $cropGeo $original $newname

display $newname


# Create a giant Grey Image

convert -size 3200x2200 xc:gray FullSize.gif

Paste the images onto this.  Use Composite

cp FullSize.gif TestMap.gif


composite -geometry +0+0 PABikeMapTopNov2011_crop.gif FullSize.gif Map2.gif
composite -geometry +32+822 PABikeMapBotNov2011_crop.gif Map2.gif Final.gif

display Final.gif

# Finally crop out the grey
convert -crop 3000x1906+100+0 Final.gif Final_crop.gif
display Final_crop.gif

Image size now 3000x1906

Printing:

xv converts to low resolution.  Oops.

convert Final_crop.gif Final_crop.pdf

This is 72dpi, so image size: 41.6 x 26.5
gif-> pdf adds 0.75 inch borders. 43.1 x 28.3

Use Acroread.
Set scaling to 35% for jetb
Make sure jetb set for 11x17:  lpoptions -p jetb -l

Final size is 3000x1906.  to fit onto 11x17, landscape, 
(16x10) want: 187.5 dpi / 191 dpi.  Try 200 dpi.

Hmmm.  The scaling option seems to just make it work:

lpr -o landscape -o scaling=100 -P jetb Final_crop.gif